Radical Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has conceded that “plenty of people” are unhappy that disgraced former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris are working together.
Ocasio-Cortez, the informal leader of left-wing “Squad,” has a warning for Harris as she brings hawkish Liz Cheney to campaign in states with large Arab populations.
AOC warns that many of those Arab voters are impacted by Dick Cheney’s War on Terror.
The congresswoman made the comments while defending Harris on CNN.
“I think there’s plenty of people that aren’t happy about that, and I think that is part of the nature of putting together a coalition,” AOC told “CNN News Central” host Kate Bolduan.
Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, have both endorsed Harris in her matchup with President Donald Trump.
Harris has embraced Liz Cheney to appeal to disaffected Republicans.
However, not everyone is convinced it’s a good strategy.
Many Democrats are warning that Harris has put too much effort into the strategy and neglected more important voter groups.
Cheney’s influence in the GOP is minimal.
She was kicked out of Congress by primary voters turned off by her anti-Trump activism.
Some Democrats believe Cheney could actually drag Harris down with progressives and Arabs.
During one recent event, Harris called Cheney a “true patriot” for opposing Trump.
Ocasio-Cortez admitted that she has mixed feelings about Cheney’s involvement with the Harris campaign.
“I don’t love it, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t on the same team and we aren’t on the same page when it comes to who is unequivocally the better candidate in order to win the presidential election,” she added.
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Harris calls Liz Cheney a true patriot when they’re campaigning together. Is that hurting her with more progressive voters?
AOC: I don’t love it, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t on the same team & page when it comes to who’s the better candidate in order to win the election pic.twitter.com/6r822Br8Wr
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Trump blasted Cheney as a “Muslim-hating warmonger” at a rally in Michigan last weekend.
He argues that Liz Cheney invokes the role of her father in the Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq.
Trump has long argued the Iraq War was a mistake.
“Kamala is campaigning with Muslim-hating warmonger, Liz Cheney, who wants to invade practically every Muslim country on the planet,” Trump said in Novi.
“And let me tell you the Muslims of our country, they see it, and they know it.”
Trump was joined by local Muslim leaders who endorsed him over his non-interventionist policies.
Harris has faced backlash from progressives and Arabs over the Biden administration’s backing of Israel’s war in Hamas-controlled Gaza.
Criticism of the war has been a prominent theme among members of the so-called “Squad,” including Ocasio-Cortez.
While Harris emphasizes her ties to Cheney, some, including leftist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), argue she is targeting the wrong voters.
“The truth of the matter is that there are a hell of a lot more working-class people who could vote for Kamala Harris than there are conservative Republicans,” he said, according to the AP.
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